diff --git a/test/core/ExamplesUnitTests/CMakeLists.txt b/test/core/ExamplesUnitTests/CMakeLists.txt
index 49f86a736..fc53f8014 100644
--- a/test/core/ExamplesUnitTests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/core/ExamplesUnitTests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3360,6 +3360,105 @@ TRIBITS_ADD_ADVANCED_TEST( TribitsExampleProject_PkgWithUserErrors_PACKAGE_INIT
 
   )
 
+TRIBITS_ADD_ADVANCED_TEST( TribitsExampleProject_PkgWithUserErrors_PACKAGE_DECL
+  OVERALL_WORKING_DIRECTORY TEST_NAME
+  OVERALL_NUM_MPI_PROCS 1
+
+  TEST_0
+    MESSAGE "Copy TribitsExampleProject so that we can copy in PkgWithUserErrors."
+    CMND cp
+    ARGS -r ${${PROJECT_NAME}_TRIBITS_DIR}/examples/TribitsExampleProject .
+
+  TEST_1
+    MESSAGE "Copy PkgWithUserErrors to base dir."
+    CMND cp
+    ARGS -r ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/PkgWithUserErrors
+      TribitsExampleProject/.
+
+  TEST_2
+    CMND ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
+    ARGS
+      ${TribitsExampleProject_COMMON_CONFIG_ARGS}
+      -DTribitsExProj_TRIBITS_DIR=${${PROJECT_NAME}_TRIBITS_DIR}
+      -DTribitsExProj_ENABLE_Fortran=OFF
+      -DTribitsExProj_EXTRA_REPOSITORIES=PkgWithUserErrors
+      -DTribitsExProj_ENABLE_PkgWithUserErrors=ON
+      -DTribitsExProj_ENABLE_TESTS=ON
+      -DPkgWithUserErrors_turn_off_passing_call_order=TRUE
+      -DPkgWithUserErrors_Package_decl_called_then_add_library=TRUE
+      TribitsExampleProject
+    PASS_REGULAR_EXPRESSION_ALL
+      "Explicitly enabled packages on input [(]by user[)]:  PkgWithUserErrors 1"
+      "Final set of enabled packages:  PkgWithUserErrors 1"
+      "Processing enabled package: PkgWithUserErrors [(]Libs, Tests, Examples[)]"
+      "Configuring done"
+      "Generating done"
+    ALWAYS_FAIL_ON_NONZERO_RETURN
+
+  TEST_3
+    CMND ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
+    ARGS
+      ${TribitsExampleProject_COMMON_CONFIG_ARGS}
+      -DTribitsExProj_TRIBITS_DIR=${${PROJECT_NAME}_TRIBITS_DIR}
+      -DTribitsExProj_ENABLE_Fortran=OFF
+      -DTribitsExProj_EXTRA_REPOSITORIES=PkgWithUserErrors
+      -DTribitsExProj_ENABLE_PkgWithUserErrors=ON
+      -DTribitsExProj_ENABLE_TESTS=ON
+      -DPkgWithUserErrors_turn_off_passing_call_order=TRUE
+      -DPkgWithUserErrors_Package_decl_called_then_add_library=FALSE
+      -DPkgWithUserErrors_Package_decl_called_then_add_executable=TRUE
+      TribitsExampleProject
+    PASS_REGULAR_EXPRESSION_ALL
+      "Explicitly enabled packages on input [(]by user[)]:  PkgWithUserErrors 1"
+      "Final set of enabled packages:  PkgWithUserErrors 1"
+      "Processing enabled package: PkgWithUserErrors [(]Libs, Tests, Examples[)]"
+      "Configuring done"
+      "Generating done"
+    ALWAYS_FAIL_ON_NONZERO_RETURN
+
+  TEST_4
+    CMND ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
+    ARGS
+      ${TribitsExampleProject_COMMON_CONFIG_ARGS}
+      -DTribitsExProj_TRIBITS_DIR=${${PROJECT_NAME}_TRIBITS_DIR}
+      -DTribitsExProj_ENABLE_Fortran=OFF
+      -DTribitsExProj_EXTRA_REPOSITORIES=PkgWithUserErrors
+      -DTribitsExProj_ENABLE_PkgWithUserErrors=ON
+      -DTribitsExProj_ENABLE_TESTS=ON
+      -DPkgWithUserErrors_turn_off_passing_call_order=TRUE
+      -DPkgWithUserErrors_Package_decl_called_then_add_executable=FALSE
+      -DPkgWithUserErrors_Package_decl_called_then_add_test_directories=TRUE
+      TribitsExampleProject
+    PASS_REGULAR_EXPRESSION_ALL
+      "Explicitly enabled packages on input [(]by user[)]:  PkgWithUserErrors 1"
+      "Final set of enabled packages:  PkgWithUserErrors 1"
+      "Processing enabled package: PkgWithUserErrors [(]Libs, Tests, Examples[)]"
+      "Configuring done"
+      "Generating done"
+    ALWAYS_FAIL_ON_NONZERO_RETURN
+
+  TEST_5
+    CMND ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
+    ARGS
+      ${TribitsExampleProject_COMMON_CONFIG_ARGS}
+      -DTribitsExProj_TRIBITS_DIR=${${PROJECT_NAME}_TRIBITS_DIR}
+      -DTribitsExProj_ENABLE_Fortran=OFF
+      -DTribitsExProj_EXTRA_REPOSITORIES=PkgWithUserErrors
+      -DTribitsExProj_ENABLE_PkgWithUserErrors=ON
+      -DTribitsExProj_ENABLE_TESTS=ON
+      -DPkgWithUserErrors_turn_off_passing_call_order=TRUE
+      -DPkgWithUserErrors_Package_decl_called_then_add_test_directories=FALSE
+      -DPkgWithUserErrors_Package_decl_called_then_add_example_directories=TRUE
+      TribitsExampleProject
+    PASS_REGULAR_EXPRESSION_ALL
+      "Explicitly enabled packages on input [(]by user[)]:  PkgWithUserErrors 1"
+      "Final set of enabled packages:  PkgWithUserErrors 1"
+      "Processing enabled package: PkgWithUserErrors [(]Libs, Tests, Examples[)]"
+      "Configuring done"
+      "Generating done"
+    ALWAYS_FAIL_ON_NONZERO_RETURN
+  )
+
 TRIBITS_ADD_ADVANCED_TEST( TribitsExampleProject_PkgWithUserErrors_AFTER_POSTPROCESS
   OVERALL_WORKING_DIRECTORY TEST_NAME
   OVERALL_NUM_MPI_PROCS 1
diff --git a/test/core/ExamplesUnitTests/PkgWithUserErrors/CMakeLists.txt b/test/core/ExamplesUnitTests/PkgWithUserErrors/CMakeLists.txt
index 54abc02ea..2794d0d78 100644
--- a/test/core/ExamplesUnitTests/PkgWithUserErrors/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/core/ExamplesUnitTests/PkgWithUserErrors/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -161,6 +161,55 @@ IF(${PACKAGE_NAME}_UNPARSED_ARGS_ADD_EXECUTABLE)
   TRIBITS_PACKAGE_POSTPROCESS()
 ENDIF()
 
+###############################################################
+# Regression: Package_decl called then process package
+###############################################################
+IF(${PACKAGE_NAME}_Package_decl_called_then_add_library)
+  MESSAGE("Package_decl called then add_library")
+  TRIBITS_PACKAGE_DECL(PkgWithUserErrors)
+  INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
+  MESSAGE("building library")
+  TRIBITS_PACKAGE_DEF()
+  TRIBITS_ADD_LIBRARY(
+    pkgwithusererrors
+    HEADERS PkgWithUserErrorsLib.hpp
+    SOURCES PkgWithUserErrorsLib.cpp
+    )
+  TRIBITS_PACKAGE_POSTPROCESS()
+ENDIF()
+
+IF(${PACKAGE_NAME}_Package_decl_called_then_add_test_directories)
+  MESSAGE("Package_decl called then add_test_directories")
+  TRIBITS_PACKAGE_DECL(PkgWithUserErrors)
+  INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
+  MESSAGE("adding test directories")
+  TRIBITS_ADD_TEST_DIRECTORIES(test)
+  TRIBITS_PACKAGE_DEF()
+  TRIBITS_PACKAGE_POSTPROCESS()
+ENDIF()
+
+IF(${PACKAGE_NAME}_Package_decl_called_then_add_executable)
+  MESSAGE("Package_decl called then add_executable")
+  TRIBITS_PACKAGE_DECL(PkgWithUserErrors)
+  INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
+  MESSAGE("building executable")
+  TRIBITS_ADD_EXECUTABLE(
+    usererrorexec
+    SOURCES  PkgWithUserErrorsEX.cpp
+  )
+  TRIBITS_PACKAGE_DEF()
+  TRIBITS_PACKAGE_POSTPROCESS()
+ENDIF()
+
+IF(${PACKAGE_NAME}_Package_decl_called_then_add_example_directories)
+  MESSAGE("Package_decl called then add_example_directories")
+  TRIBITS_PACKAGE_DECL(PkgWithUserErrors)
+  INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
+  MESSAGE("adding example directories")
+  TRIBITS_ADD_EXAMPLE_DIRECTORIES(test)
+  TRIBITS_PACKAGE_DEF()
+  TRIBITS_PACKAGE_POSTPROCESS()
+ENDIF()
 
 IF (${PACKAGE_NAME}_using_package_with_subpackage_commands)
   MESSAGE("Using package with subpackage commands in error")